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When and where to use: When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen) the radio
displays the following depending on the system your radio is configured to:
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For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup
alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID.
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For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID.
Procedure:
1 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
The LED lights up solid red.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
See also
Making a Talkgroup Call on page 46
1.5.2
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)
When and where to use:
A Private Call is a call from one individual radio to another.
The one-to-one call between the two radios are not heard by the others in the current talkgroup. The
calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the
caller ID.
NOTICE: With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), when there is no response from the
receiving radio, the calling radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone after the timer
expires.
When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display
shows Call received and the caller alias or ID.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
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Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp.
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Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin.
If the caller alias is in the call list, the display shows the caller alias during the call.
If the caller name is not in the call list, the display shows the caller ID.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
3 Press
or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
NOTICE: If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu Select button directly below Resp,
your conversation will be heard by all members of the talk group.
If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the Resp, you will
not respond privately to the call just received. Instead, you initiate a Private Call.
See also
Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 47
1.5.3
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
When and where to use:
for details on making a Talkgroup Call.
for details on making a Private Call.
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